Strugglng with my decision

[Erik Sichra]

Eric, Best Wishes to you. You did the 1 right thing for yourself. You decided what was best to make you feel more in control. Good job, cause truly there is no right or wrong answer, only what proves right for you.
Now on to the subject of mom, as a mom I know without a doubt that no matter how old my son is, he is still my baby and pampering him is what I do (It's my job
Anyway, take care and recover at your own pace.

Dear Escargome (Don´t know your name )

I really thank you for your kind words! I am pretty sure you should be a good mom! I wish you also all the luck!

Best regards!

 

[Erik Sichra]

Eric, thanks for letting us know that you've had the procedure and are doing all right. We worry when someone quits posting and doesn't let us know the outcome. Best wishes,
Mary

Mary,

thanks for your wishes! I wish you also all the best! Kind regards!

 

[Lynlw]

Hey my friends!

it´s been quite some time since my last post. Before my operation I kind of disappeared from the scene, but now I am back. I finally decided myself to undergo the Ross Operation. I value the thing that I dont have to take anticoagulants, and that I dont have to watch out everytime I play, say, basketball, one of my favorite sports. I have accepted the idea of being operated again. Only time knows when. Thats why I try to live day by day, trying to get as much as possible from my Auto- and Homograft. In a couple of weeks I am going to rehab, where I expect to be at full potential. Now, after almost a month after my OP, I feel good. I still have pain on my muscules principally (from my right upper back and neck). I also try to be as careful as I can regarding my breastbone and the wound. I try not to stretch and carry things. Luckily my mother is taking care of me know. I feel like a child again when I see and feel how my mother pampers me when preparing dinner or helping me lay down. Thank God!

Now I just have to be patient, a virtue that, if you dont have it yet, time will force you to learn...

Hi Erik, It sounds like you did alot of research and asked alot of good questions to come to the right decision, for you- that you are the most at peace with. That is the best anyone can do. I also believe having a good attitude like you are helps alot.
I'm glad you are enjoying having you Mom around to pamper you right now and as the "Mom" I'm sure as much as she hate to see her "baby' suffer at all, that she is glad to be able to do things to make it easier and more pleasant. No matter how old our children are Im guessing most Moms (and Dads) sttill want to be able to "fix' things and feel powerless when so much is out of our control. so pamperring and helping makes "US" feel better too.
Lyn

 

[Lynlw]

and if I go to the Casino there is the possibility that I will make millions on blackjack too ... you can't deny that possibility ... but will I really become rich?

Of course the odds vary between the two events, but seriously the less invasive procedure looks less likely the more you look at the details and the specifics of it.

I'm wondering which details and specifics you have read or watched or was it discussions with doctors that makes you think "the less invasive procedure looks less likely"? I would like to read it since i'm quite interested in following the various min invasive and percutaneous interventions, either smaller incisions or replacements by cath. Also are you saying it look less likely for first time valve replacements or as a way to replace a tissue valve that someone getting NOW will be/ might be able to have when or IF that valve needs replaced in the next decade or so?

I realise you were trying to be a little humorous comparing the odds of winning millions at black to the chances of getting a tissue valve replaced by cath in the future, but since they are being done for first time replacements and REDOs in higher risk people now, I'm not sure the odds are anything alike in MY opinion of course.

 

[Erik Sichra]

Hi Erik, It sounds like you did alot of research and asked alot of good questions to come to the right decision, for you- that you are the most at peace with. That is the best anyone can do. I also believe having a good attitude like you are helps alot.
I'm glad you are enjoying having you Mom around to pamper you right now and as the "Mom" I'm sure as much as she hate to see her "baby' suffer at all, that she is glad to be able to do things to make it easier and more pleasant. No matter how old our children are Im guessing most Moms (and Dads) sttill want to be able to "fix' things and feel powerless when so much is out of our control. so pamperring and helping makes "US" feel better too.
Lyn

Hello Lyn!

Thanks for your reply and for sharing your experience as a mother with me. I can understand but never imagine the love of a mother: is unique. Thank God mothers exist! They are the best!
As for your child, its quite tough to read all the things hes been through since being born. Sometimes, when someone who has recently had an OHSs reads these stories, it feels like if your problem means nothing.

I wish you and your child all the best!

 

[alzo]

Hi everyone!
I'm a newbie here so please bear with me....I just celebrated my first anniversary with my on-x aortic valve. I couldn't be happier now but making the decision was pretty brutal.I tossed and turned many a nite. The fact that I had chronic a-fib actually helped me in my decision making process.Because I needed the aortic valve replaced (severe stenosis), it was the perfect opportunity to also have the Maze Procedure as well. Now my thinking was,that if I chose a tissue valve and the Maze was not successful,I would be on Coumadin for life anyway and,still need a re-do down the road. On the other hand,a mechanical valve ,would be a one and done deal.I am on Coumadin but, I have had no trouble at all with maintaining my levels..... The beat goes on

 

[Duffey]

Hi everyone!
I'm a newbie here so please bear with me....I just celebrated my first anniversary with my on-x aortic valve. I couldn't be happier now but making the decision was pretty brutal.I tossed and turned many a nite. The fact that I had chronic a-fib actually helped me in my decision making process.Because I needed the aortic valve replaced (severe stenosis), it was the perfect opportunity to also have the Maze Procedure as well. Now my thinking was,that if I chose a tissue valve and the Maze was not successful,I would be on Coumadin for life anyway and,still need a re-do down the road. On the other hand,a mechanical valve ,would be a one and done deal.I am on Coumadin but, I have had no trouble at all with maintaining my levels..... The beat goes on

Hi, welcome to VR. I'm glad to read your decision turned out well for you.:smile2: